“Biblical” Parenting, Criticism #4: A Parent Who Isolates in Order to Control

September 15, 2012 By 8 Comments

by Latebloomer This is part of a series of posts reviewing Reb Bradley’s book “Child Training Tips”. Read the introduction here. Read criticism #1 here. Read criticism #2 here. Read criticism #3 here. To briefly review, my first criticism of Reb Bradley’s book “Child Training Tips” discussed the way his advice pushed parents toward the worst possible interpretation [...]

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Millipede Part 27

September 14, 2012 By 3 Comments

by Millipede When I got to my sister’s place, she called her neighbor’s son. We ended up going out to see the trailer that day. It was a pleasant day for traveling; warm and sunny. It matched my mood perfectly. I was floating along that day, nothing could get me down. The early fall colors [...]

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News Links September 13, 2012

September 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

There really wasn’t much this week that crossed my desktop to post here so today I’m going to be featuring links to some great pieces written by our members of The Spiritual Abuse Survivor Blogs Network. Libby Anne at Love, Joy, Feminism has a slew of interesting things she’s blogged on this week – I [...]

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“Biblical” Parenting, Criticism #3: A Parent Who Tries to Change Minds and Hearts Through Spanking

September 12, 2012 By 6 Comments

by Latebloomer This is part of a series of posts reviewing Reb Bradley’s book “Child Training Tips”. Read the introduction here. Read criticism #1 here. Read criticism #2 here. To briefly review, my first criticism of Reb Bradley’s book “Child Training Tips” discussed the way his advice pushed parents toward the worst possible interpretation of their child’s behavior [...]

Filed Under: Accountability, Bible Interpretation, Biblical Chastisement, Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Botkin Syndrome, Boundaries, Child Abuse, Child Training, Child Training Tips - Reb Bradley, Coercive Religious Groups (Cults), Complimentarianism, Control, Dominionism / Christian Reconstruction, Drinking the Koolaid, Examples of Quiverfull Gone Wrong, Father Worship, Fear of Hell, Fear tactics, Fruit of the Spirit, Fundamentalism, Honoring Parents, Hot Topics, Instant, Joyous, Obedience, Issues, J.O.Y (Self Denial), Judgementalism, Latebloomer, Legalism, Maintaining Appearances, Manipulation, Markers of a Cult, Meek and Quiet Spirit, Mental / Emotional Health, Motherhood, Must Read! ~ NLQ Readers Choice ..., Mutuality, NLQ Miscellany, NLQ Open Comments, NLQ Stories, Perfectionism, Personal Autonomy, Quiverfull & the Bible, Quiverfull Books, Quiverfull in the News, Quiverfull Leaders, Quiverfull Resources, Quiverfull Topics, Reb Bradley, Recovering from Spiritual Abuse, Rhabdomyolosis, SASBN, Self-Righteousness, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Abuse & Recovery, Spiritual Abuse Survivors, Spiritual Issues, Submission, The "Rod", The Myth of Teenage Rebellion, The Spiritual Abuse Survivor Blogs Network, What It's All About Tagged With: , , , , , 6 Comments

Before There Was Me: Part 4

September 11, 2012 By 12 Comments

by Mari And Then There  Were Two My second brother, Andrew was born nearly two years after Jonathan. Today, I’d say my favorite part about Andy is that he’s daddy to a special little 2-year old girl and a precious 3-week old baby girl. And of course, husband to a wonderful lady. Another thing I [...]

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